Law Dictionary

A district or part of a town adjoining the principal city; as a faubourg of New Orleans. 18 La. 286. FAUCES TERRAE (Lat. jaws of the land). Projecting headlands or promontories, in

(Jaws of the land.) Narrow headlands and promontories, inclosing a portion or arm of the sea within them. 1 Kent, Comm. 367, and note; Hale, De Jure Mar. 10; The Harriet, 1 Story,

Headlands inclosing a bay.

/. Headlands enclosing an arm of the sea.

The term “faucet” means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering faucet, or replacement aerator for a lavatory or kitchen faucet.

(Jaws of the land.) Narrow headlands and promontories, inclosing a portion or arm of the sea within them. 1 Kent, Comm. 367, and note; Hale, De Jure Mur. 10; 1 Story, 251, 259.

Where fault is shown on the part of the damaging vessel, it is incumbent on her to show that such fault had in no degree the relation of cause and effect to the accident

fausinerie, I. fr. Forgery.

I. fr. A forger, or counterfeiter.

False.

In Spanish law. Accomplice; the person who aids or assists another in the commission of a crime.

In French law. A falsification or fraudulent alteration or suppression cf a thing by words, by writings, or by acts without either. Biret, Vocab. Toullier says (tom. 9, note 188):

To forge.

Bias; partiality; lenity; prejudice. The grand jury are sworn to inquire into all offenses which have been committed, and into all violations of law, without fear, favor, or affect

dos, vita, tibertas. The treasury, dower, life, and liberty are things favored in law. Jenk. Cent. Cas. 94. FAVORABILIORES REI POTIUS GUAM actores habentur. Defendants are rather t

The revenue, dower, life and liberty are favored in law.

quam actores, habentur, I. The defendants are held to be favored rather than the plaintiffs. Faithful; Pealte: fealty. to perform due obedience and service. The a ceremony performe

Defendants are rather favored than plaintiffs. See 8 Wheat. (U. S.) 19-5, 5 L. Ed. 589.

Executions are more favored than all other processes.

Co. Litt. 289. Executions are preferred to all other processes whatever.

I. Favorable; entitled to favor; favored. lege sunt flscns, dos, Tita, libertas: things treasury, do-syer, life and hberty. Favorabiliores actores habentur: defendants are regarded

Favorable comments should be encouraged, expressions of hatred should be restrained. Feal. Faithful.

Lat. In old Eng. lishlaw. A wood, or ground that is woody. Co. Liu. 4 b. Shep. Touch. 95. Blount considers it a corruption of fraxinetum, a wood where ashes grow.

An endowment in land, or a pension in money, given to a cathedral or conventual church in prcebendam: for maintaining a secular priest or regular canon as a prebendary. 2

The term "FBI" means the Federal Bureau of Investigation. / the term “FBI” means the Federal Bureau of Investigation; / The term “FBI” means the Federal Bureau of Investi

In general.—The term “FBI buildings and grounds” means— (i) the whole or any part of any building or structure which is occupied under a lease or otherwise by the Federal Bureau of

FBI police.—The term “FBI police” means the permanent police force established under subsection (b).

Full Bench Rulings, Northwest Provinces, India. F. C. Faculty of Advocates Collection, Scotch Court of Session Cases; — Federal Cases.

The term “FCC fixed broadband map” means the map created by the Commission under section 642(c)(1)(B) of this title .

I. In international law. A treaty. Feedera: treaties.

See Federal; Confederation. FCEIfUS IfAUTICUM. L. Marine interest. Sometimes designates a loan of money to be employed in an adventure by sea, upon condition to be repaid witli ext

Nautical or maritime interest. An extraordinary rate of interest agreed to be paid for the loan of money on the hazard of a voyage; sometimes calied "usura mantma." Dig. 22, 2; Cod

Lat. In the cml law. Nautical or maritime interest. An extraordinary rate of interest, agreed to he paid for the loan of money on the hazard of a voyage; sometimes called ueura mar

Definition.—In this section, the term “FCRA” means the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.).

Marine interest; a red-hot iron, either by blindfold and bare-: a fermor. Firma spiritual living, due an- Fisk, se.. the revenue;; which, when thrown symbol of property.

In old English law. The portion brought by a wife to her husband, and which reverted to a widow, in case the heir of her deceased husband refused his consent to her second marriage

For purposes of this subsection, the term “FDIC premium” means any assessment imposed under section 7(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1817(b) ).

In international law. A treaty ; a league; a compact.

Faithful. Britt. fol. 1.

A right in Scotland,

Fealty.

That fidelity which every man who holds lands of another owes to him of whom he holds. Under the feudal system, every owner of lands held them of some superior lord, from whom or f

In criminal law. Dread; consciousness of approaching danger. To constitute rape, the fear must be of death or great bodily harm. 39 Fla. 155; 45 Conn. 263; 139 Ind. 531. Fear is an

Fr. To make. Kelham. See Faire.

sax. Food, provisions; a feast or entertainment Fearme sillan: to give food.

A doing; the doing of an act. A making; the making of an indenture, release, or obligation. Litt. § 371; Dyer, (Fr. Ed.) 56b. The making of a statute. Keilw. lb.

Doing or making. FEASOR (Lat.) Doer; maker. Feasors del estatute, makers of the statute. Dyer, 3b.

The term “feasibility report” shall mean any report of the scope required by the Congress when formally considering authorization of the project of which the report treats. / The t

The term "feasibility study" means a study that results in a feasibility report under section 2282 of this title, and any associated environmental impact statement and mi

capable of being done, executed, or effected.

the requirement that there be no 'feasible' alternative route admits of little administrative discretion. For this exemption to apply the Secretary must find that as a matter of so

One who does or commits an act.

Certain established periods in the Christian church. Formerly the days of the feasts of saints were used to indicate the dates of instruments and memorable events. 8 Tou Uier, Dr.

any bag, case, or covering made of cotton or other textile material, and stuffed or filled with' any filler mentioned in the definition of 'mattress,' or with feathers or feather d

Congress made it an unfair labor practice 'to cause or attempt to cause an employer to pay or deliver or agree to pay or deliver any money or other thing of value, in the nature of

The Act now limits its condemnation to instances where a labor organization or its agents exact pay from an employer in return for services not performed or not to be performed. Th

a practice which has as its purpose or effect requiring an employer— (A) to employ or agree to employ any person or persons in excess of the number of employees reasonably required

See Holiday; Year, Leap-year.

Amongst the ancient Romans, that order of priests who discharged the duties of ambassadors. Subsequently their duties appear to have related more particularly to the declaring war

The law relating to declarations of war and treaties of peace among the Romans. So called from the feciales (q. v.), who were charged with its execution. 1 Kent, Comm. 6. See "Jus

/. Such priyate property as was or slave in the Roman law. Paraphernalia.

A term commonly used to express a league or compact between two or more states. In the United States, the central government of the Union is federal. The constitution was adopted "

The term “Federal Acquisition Regulation” means the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to section 1303(a)(1) of title 41. / In this part, the term "Federal Acquisi

The term “Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council” means the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council established under section 421 of this title.

The term "Federal Action Plan" means the plan developed under subsection (c)(3)(B).

For the purposes of this section, the term “Federal activity” includes all activities conducted under a Federal agency research program in Antarctica, whether or not conducted by a

The term “Federal agencies” means— (A) the Farmers Home Administration, the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the General Services

any department, agency, or governmental body of the United States, including any instrumentality wholly or partially owned by the United States, employing individuals in Federal ci

The term "Federal agency head" means the head of any executive, legislative, or judicial branch Government entity that employs Federal law enforcement officers. / The ter

“Federal agency lender” means a Federal agency that makes direct loans secured by improved real estate or a mobile home, to the extent such agency acts in such capacity; / the term

The term “Federal agency procurement” means the acquisition (by using competitive procedures and awarding a contract) of goods or services (including construction) from non-Federal

The term “Federal-aid highway” means a public highway eligible for assistance under this chapter other than a highway functionally classified as a local road or rural minor collect

For purposes of this section, the terms “primary system” and “Federal-aid primary system” mean the Federal-aid primary system in existence on June 1, 1991, and any highway which is

The term “Federal aid to navigation” shall mean any device, operated and maintained by the United States, external to a vessel or aircraft, intended to assist a navigator to determ

“Federal airway” means a part of the navigable airspace that the Administrator designates as a Federal airway.

In this subsection, the term “Federal and State student financial assistance” means any grant, loan, work assistance, tuition assistance, scholarship, fellowship, or other form of

The term “Federal antitrust laws” means the Sherman Act ( 15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), the Clayton Act ( 15 U.S.C. 12 , 13, 14–19, 20, 21, 22–27), the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.

The term “Federal area” means any lands or premises held or acquired by or for the use of the United States or any department, establishment, or agency, of the United States; and a

The term “Federal assets” means all relevant non-classified civilian coastal and ocean observations, technologies, and related modeling, research, data management, basic and applie

The term “Federal assistance” means the use of any advances from any Federal Reserve credit facility or discount window that is not part of a program or facility with broad-based e

the term “Federal auditor” means any person employed on a full- or part-time or contractual basis to perform an audit or a quality assurance inspection for or on behalf of the Unit

In this section, the term “Federal authorization”— (1) means any authorization required under Federal law with respect to an application for authorization under section 717b of thi

The term “Federal award”— (A) means the transfer of anything of value for a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States, including financial a

“Federal awards” means Federal financial assistance and Federal cost-reimbursement contracts that non-Federal entities receive directly from Federal awarding agencies or indirectly

The term “Federal banking agencies” means the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Cor

The term “Federal banking agency” means the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. / The t

For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Federal banking regulator appraisal threshold” means the lesser of the threshold amounts set by the Board of Governors of the Federal Rese

The term “Federal bank secrecy laws” means— (A) section 1829b of this title ; (B) section 1953 of this title ; and (C) subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 31.

“Federal base system resources” means— (A) the Federal Columbia River Power System hydroelectric projects; (B) resources acquired by the Administrator under long-term contracts in

the term “Federal benefit” means— (A) the issuance of any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or commercial license provided by any agency of the United States or by appro

the term “Federal benefit program” means any program administered or funded by the Federal Government, or by any agent or State on behalf of the Federal Government, providing cash

The term “Federal benefit rate under subchapter XVI” means, with respect to any month, the amount of the supplemental security income cash benefit (not including any State suppleme

The term “Federal Board” means the Federal Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Board established under section 50313(a) of this title . / The term “Federal Board” means

The term “Federal Board members” means the members of the Federal Board appointed under section 50313(c) of this title . / The term “Federal Board members” means the members of the

The term “Federal branch” has the meaning given to such term by section 1(b)(6) of the International Banking Act of 1978 [ 12 U.S.C. 3101(b)(6) ]. / "Federal branch" mean

In this subparagraph, the terms “agency” and “Federal broadband support program” have the meanings given those terms in section 903 of division FF of the Consolidated Appropriation

The term “Federal building” includes a building or portion of a building leased or rented by a Federal agency, and includes buildings on military installations of the United States

The term “Federal building energy standards” means energy consumption objectives to be met without specification of the methods, materials, or equipment to be employed in achieving

The term “Federal capital crime” means an offense under Federal law for which a sentence of imprisonment for life or the death penalty may be imposed.

The term “Federal certifying authority” means, in the case of water pollution, the Secretary of the Interior and, in the case of air pollution, the Secretary of Health and Human Se